Stereotypes

Within soap operas, the characters are based on stereotpyes, here are the main character stereotypes that will be found in soap operas:

• Young Women/Girly Girls (Glamorous,sexy,mature)
• Young Men/Lads Lad (Builders, pubs, fearful, conventional young men)
• Married Couples
• Baddies(trouble causers,tarts,bitches,murders)
• Older women (Grandmother figures; marriageable
• Geeks (Concentrate on education)
• Gays (Loud, adventitious, friendly)
• Teenagers (Typical grumpy, romance ect)
• Children
• Middle Aged Women (Mothers, tend to be divorced)
  

Examples in Coronation Street 2009

Young Women: Rosie Webster, Maria Connor, Tina McIntyre
Young Men: Jason Grimshaw, Graeme Proctor, Tyrone Dobbs
Married Couples: Kevin & Sally Webster, Roy & Hayley Cropper, Ken & Deirdre Barlow, Ashley and Claire Peacock
Baddies: David Platt, Gary Windass, Tony Gordon, Carla Gordon, Leanne Battersby, Becky McDonald
Older Women/Men: Betty Williams, Audrey Roberts, Emily Bishop, Rita Sullivan, Norris Cole
Gays: Sean Tully
Middle Aged Women: Gail Platt, Elieen Grimshaw, Janice Battersby, Liz McDonald, Michelle Connor
Teenagers: Sophie Webster, Ryan Connor, Darryl Morton, David Platt, Amber Kaliria
Children: Amy Barlow, Simon Barlow, Joshua Peacock.

Examples in EastEnders 2009

Young Women: Chelsea Fox, Roxy, Ronnie & Sam Mitchell, Stacey Slater
Young Men: Bradley Branning, Syed Masood
Married Couples: Jane Beale & Ian Beale, Tanya & Max Branning, Masood & Zainab Ahmed
Baddies: Janine Butcher, Phil Mitchell, Archie Mitchell
Older Women/Men: Dot & Jim Branning, Pat Evans, Peggy Mitchell, Charlie Slater, Patrick Trumen
Geeks: Libby Fox, Tamwar Ahmed
Gays: Christian Clarke
Middle Aged Women/Men: Jack Branning, Denise Fox, Jean Slater
Teenagers: Lucy Beale, Abi & Lauren Branning, Whitney Dean, Jay Brown, Darren Miller
Children: Bobby Beale, Tiffany Dean